Virginia College is a chain of private, for-profit schools with campuses located mainly in the Southeastern part of the United States. Its first campus was originally established in 1983 by the Atlantis Group, Inc. in Roanoke, Virginia but was purchased in 1989 by Education Futures, Inc. Following...
Virginia College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. This accreditation made it possible for the college to award certificate, diplomas, and varied degrees. Good reviews and rankings are given to the college’s online program especially on how it provides...
James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States and considered the last Founding Father of America from the Virginia Dynasty and Republican generation. Monroe was born on April 28, 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, to Spence Monroe, a planter and carpenter, and Elizabeth Jones, an...
Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
Here is a list of all of the colleges and universities that offer online degrees. We compiled this list by going over multiple lists of online colleges in order to get the biggest list we could. If you'd like more information about any of these schools, you can request info directly from the...
James Madison, Jr. was the fourth President of the United States, an American politician, and political philosopher who contributed as a Founding Father during the late 1700s. Madison was born to Colonel James Madison, Sr. and Eleanor Rose Conway on March 16, 1751 in Orange County, Virginia. As...
The 2012 rankings for the 50 Best Colleges & Universities have been released. Coming in at the number 1 spot is Princeton University. According to the rankings publisher: "We set out to create a college ranking that does a better job of measuring the things that prospective students and...
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of America. Jefferson was born to an affluent family in 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia and was educated at local schools led by ministers and pastors as a child. At the age of nine,...
The Dave Matthews Band formed in 1991 by South African vocalist and guitarist Dave Matthews. Matthews selected performers from Virginia to join him in the jam, with band mates Stefan Lessard as a bassist, Leroi Moore as saxophonist, Boyd Tinsley as a violinist, Carter Beauford as drummer, and...
The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) was founded in 1947. It is one of eleven accredited, degree-granting institutions of the the University System of Maryland. The main campus is located in Adelphi, Maryland but the has satellite campuses in Washington DC, the Metropolitan area,...
